Legislation and Databases

CocoaBACK TO TOP

• Cocoa General
• Cocoa Agreement 186.4kb - 5th March 2007

EnvironmentBACK TO TOP

• IPP
• Green Paper on Integrated Product Policy
• IPPC
• Council Directive 96/61/EC on Integrated Prevention and Pollution Control
• Wastes
• COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 75/442/EC of 15 July 1975 on wastes

Raw MaterialsBACK TO TOP

• Hazelnuts
• COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1972/2001 of 9 October 2001 establishing a system of licences for the import of hazelnuts from Turkey
• Milk Products
• COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products
• Biofuels
• Biofuels in the European Context: Facts and Uncertainties (JRC Report on Biofuels) - March 2008
• “IMPACT OF THE INCREASED USE OF BIOFUELS ON THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE EU FOOD INDUSTRY” (Bologna Report) - July 2007

Regulatory & S.C./PesticidesBACK TO TOP

• Plant Health - Plant Protection
• EU MRLs sorted by crop updated 27/08/2004
• EU MRLs sorted by food commodity updated 27/08/2004
• EU MRLs sorted by pesticide updated 27/08/2004

Regulatory & Scientific AffairsBACK TO TOP

• Claims
• Codex general guidelines on claims - CAC/GL 1-1979 (Rev. 1-1991)
• Guidelines for use of nutrition claims - CAC/GL 23-1997 (Rev1 - 2001)
• Commission Regulation (EC) No 353/2008 of 18 April 2008 establishing implementing rules for applications for authorisation of health claims as provided for in Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council
• Codex Standards on Cocoa Products (current)
• Codex Standard for Chocolate - Codex STAN 87-1981
• Codex standard for cocoa (cacao) mass (cocoa/chocolate liquor) and cocoa cake - Codex STAN 141-1983, Rev. 1-2001
• Codex Standard for Cocoa Butter Confectionery - Codex STAN 147-1985
• Codex Standard for Cocoa Butters - Codex STAN 86-1981
• Codex Standard for Cocoa Powders (cocoas) and dry Cocoa-sugar Mixtures - Codex STAN 105-1981
• Codex Standard for composite and filled chocolate - Codex STAN 142-1983
• Colours
• EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 94/36/EEC of 30 June 1994 on colours for use in foodstuffs
• E.F.A. and general food legislation
• REGULATION (EC)N° 178/2002 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law
• Flavourings
• COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 88/388/EC of 22 June 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to flavourings for use in foodstuffs and to source materials for their production
• General requirements for natural flavourings - CAC/GL 29-1987
• Food Additives
• Class names and the international numbering system for food additives
• COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 89/107/EEC of 21December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning food additives authorized for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption
• DIRECTIVE 98/72/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 15 October 1998 amending Directive 95/2/EC on food additives other than colours and sweeteners
• EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE No 95/2/EC of 20 February 1995 on food additives other than colours and sweeteners
• General principles for the use of food additives
• GENERAL STANDARD FOR FOOD ADDITIVES CODEX STAN 192-1995, Rev. 3-2001
• Food Safety
• White Paper on Food Safety
• Geographical Indication
• Commission Communication on the protection of geographical indication
• COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No 1241/2002 of 10 July 2002 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC)No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the ‘Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications
• Hygiene
• Directive 2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 repealing certain Directives concerning food hygiene and health conditions for the production and placing on the mar
• Recommended international code of practice – General principles of food hygiene - CAC/RCP 1-1969, Rev. 3 (1997), Amd. (1999)
• Regulation 852/2004 of the EP and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene foodstuffs
• Regulation 853/2004 of the EP and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for on the hygiene of foodstuffs
• Regulation 854/2004 of the EP and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption
• Regulation 882/2004 of the EP and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules
• Irradiated Foods
• Codex general standard for irradiated foods - Codex STAN 106-1983
• Labelling
• Codex general standard for the labelling of prepackaged foods - codex STAN 1-1985 (Rev. 1-1991)
• Codex guidelines on nutrition labelling - CAC/GL 2-1985 (Rev. 1 - 1993)
• COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No 49/2000 of 10 January 2000 amending Council Regulation (EC)No 1139/98 concerning the compulsory indication on the labelling of certain foodstuffs produced from genetically modified organisms of particulars other than those pro
• COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No 50/2000 of 10 January 2000 on the labelling of foodstuffs and food ingredients containing additives and flavourings that have been genetically modified or have been produced from genetically modified organisms
• COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1139/98 of 26 May 1998 concerning the compulsory indication of the labelling of certain foodstuffs produced from genetically modified organisms of particulars other than those provided for in Directive 79/112/EEC
• General guidelines for implementing the principle of Quantitative Ingredients Declaration (QUID) – Article 7 of Directive 79/112/EEC as amended by Directive 97/4/EC
• Materials in Contact
• Commission Directive 2002/72/EC of 6 August 2002 relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs
• Novel Foods
• Pesticides, Contaminants and Residues
• Codex general standard for contaminants and toxins in foods - Codex STAN 193-1995
• COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 194/97 of 31 January 1997 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs
• COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 466/2001 of 8 March 2001 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs
• COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 315/93 of 8 February 1993 laying down Community procedures for contaminants in food
• EC document with maximum residues limites (MRL)
• Recommended methods of sampling for the determination of pesticide residues for compliance with MRLS - CAC/GL 33-1999
• Sweetners
• EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 94/35/EC of 30 June 1994 on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs
• Vertical Directives
• Council Directive 2001/110/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to honey
• Council Directive 2001/111/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to certain sugars intended for human consumption
• Council Directive 2001/112/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption
• Council Directive 2001/113/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to fruit jams, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut purée intended for human consumption
• Council Directive 2001/114/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to certain partly or wholly dehydrated preserved milk for human consumption
• Council Directive of 24 July 1973 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cocoa and chocolate products intended for human consumption
• DIRECTIVE 2000/36/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 23 June 2000 relating to cocoa and chocolate products intended for human consumption

TradeBACK TO TOP

• Bilateral Relations
• CIAA Inventory of EU bilateral agreements with third countries – June 2001
• CIAA Update - Relations with the EU’S main partners – April 2001
• Export Restitutions
• COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1520/2000 of 13 July 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
• COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No 1563/2001 of 31 July 2001 amending Regulation (EC)No 1520/2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported
• Inward Processing Relief ( IPR )
• Additional IPR – Alliance 7 document translated by CAOBISCO
• COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1488/2001 of 19 July 2001 laying down rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC)No 3448/93 as regards the placement of certain quantities of certain basic products listed in Annex I to the Treaty establishing the Eu
• COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 993/2001 of 4 May 2001 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code
• Market Access
• Relations with Switzerland
• Relations with the United States
• Taxation and Customs
• Combined Nomenclature of the three CAOBISCO sectors